I just heard that he did this to get out of jail in that country..
He wasn't in jail.
Doh! Suddenly the most obvious makes the most sense! Even child rapists prefer American prisons.
He was picked up in Thailand but was not in jail until the arrest. He also has outstanding warrants for his arrest from California for child porn and pedophilia related charges.
What I'm interested in learning is how the Boulder DA's office tracked him to Thailand, coordinated the arrest with Thai officials, the FBI and ICE and managed to keep any leaks out of the press.
He was not in jail. He just started a new job teaching school.
He wasn't IN jail in Thailand until the US requested that he be held.
He was arrested at his apartment at the request of US authorities.
This person is sounding like a loon, a chronic loon.